There are certain situations (especially for those people who spend a lot of time on the road) when users have to disconnect a series of devices from a host computer as fast as possible. There's always the possibility of pulling on the connectors at once, but this not very smart solution can result in permanent damage to the respective interfaces, and this is the reason why the people over at Synchrotech have launched the Bafo USB 2.0 to Multi-Port Replicator, a device that can take care of the aforementioned issue in a very innovative manner.



Thus, the device connects to a host computer via a single USB port, but offers users the following connectivity options: one DB9 Serial port, one CENT36M Parallel Port, two USB 2.0 ports, two PS/2 Ports, and one RJ-45 Ethernet port, practically just about everything one might need in order to connect a full set of peripherals to a PC or notebook.



Furthermore, the device provides an extra-level of versatility, since the Multi-Port Replicator's power supply provides power where appropriate to attached USB 2.0 peripherals (5V, 500mA ), which means that users can also employ it for charging their favorite portable devices. Moreover, it's guaranteed to work with most Windows operating systems in service (namely 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP), and chances are that it will work with other operating systems as well (all the OS' that support the USB standard, that is).



The Bafo USB 2.0 to Multi-Port Replicator from Synchrotech retails for around 80 US dollars, which is not exactly a very small price to pay for such an adapter, which means that only the users that actually need such a thing on a daily basis will probably purchase it.